Thomas M. Meyer

🚨Open Position! . We are looking for a University Assistant Postdoc (40h/week) to join us at the Department of Government! Start: 1 Feb 2027 Application deadline: 16 Nov 2026 Find the full job advertisement here 👇

New research note out with Martin Haselmayer in @ejprjournal.bsky.social 🎉 When do parties invoke social groups to attack their rivals? 👇 doi.org/10.1017/S147...

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For my new research unit Politics of Democracy at the Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social, we have 3 open research positions. 2 postdocs: 4 + 2 years (100%) 1 doc: 2 years (75%) Starting date: 1 March 2027 (negotiable) Application deadline: 1 November

I'm shocked to read this. Still know Philipp frow his early career days. A big loss for our community 🖤

Congratulations, @koichiosamura.bsky.social ! You are PhDone!

Noch eine Woche Zeit, sich zu bewerben. Für die eine Stelle suchen wir ein politikwissenschaftliches, für die andere ein klar soziologisches Profil. Falls jemand passende Personen im Umfeld hat: sehr gerne weiterleiten.

Man kann über die @deutschebahn.com ja viel Schlechtes sagen, aber der Fernverkehr im Schneckentempo zwischen Salzburg und München ist zumindest gute Tourismuswerbung für Bayern.

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 We're hiring a six-year Postdoc @stawi-univie.bsky.social, starting in Oct 2026 (or thereafter). Research: political representation, party competition, institutions, political economy, political behavior, or related fields 📅 Deadline: 20 Aug 2026 Apply here: tinyurl.com/dyf9bt7h

Really sad to hear that Torbjörn Bergman passed away. I had the pleasure to meet and to work with him as a junior scholar, and will never forget his kindness and his enthusiasm. This came way too early and my thoughts are with Torbjörn's family and close friends.

Hier geht es zu den Ausschreibungen: Politikwissenschaft: www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet... Soziologie: www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...

📣 We're hiring! Looking for a PostDoc? Join our team in Berlin! Work with @heikekluever.bsky.social, @macartan.bsky.social and Johannes Giesecke at Humboldt University, @scripts-berlin.eu and @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social Great people, great project, great city! 🗓️ Deadline: 15 August 2026

I'm very happy to share that my first dissertation paper is now online in Party Politics (🔓)! I examine how political appointments (patronage) relate to coalition support in multiparty presidential systems, using roll-call data from Brazil's Chamber of Deputies (2003-2018). doi.org/10.1177/1354...

📢 Job Ad: I am looking for one doctoral researcher (75%) in my newly funded DFG project on misperceptions and factual information on immigration from 1.10. or soon after! 📌 Location: MZES, University of Mannheim 💢 Application Deadline: 21st of July

Already in Belfast for the @epssnet.bsky.social conference! Looking forward to presenting our paper on whether female ministers lose competencies more often during ministerial reforms. (with @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social, Ulrich Sieberer and David Schmuck) 19/06, 15:20, at Lisburn (Hilton) #EPSS2026

Got a PhD in social sciences and expertise in (digital) survey research and programming? We are looking for you! With the establishment of the new #NexusSoSci facility we are seeking to hire a Senior Scientist for the Online-Panel Lab. 📅Deadline: 22nd of June Find out more and apply ⬇️

Looking forward to the 1st @epssnet.bsky.social conference in Belfast this week! #EPSS2026 @kenbenoit.bsky.social & I organise the Political Communication Section covering 17 panels & a wide range of exciting and highly topical subjects. Do come along 😀⬇️ Full programme: tinyurl.com/47eu732s

Couldn't be prouder of my former team members 🥲

Budget - Unis rufen zu Demos gegen Kürzungen auf 📅 Mittwoch, 27. Mai 2027 um 13.00 🏛️ Start am Ring vor dem Hauptgebäude der Uni Wien www.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/pr...

Upcoming Guest Talk! 🎤 We are happy to announce that Christoffer Green-Pedersen will be holding a talk on the topic "Coalition Voting in Comparative Perspective: Under What Circumstance do Voters take Coalitions into Account?" on 1st of June.

📣 New paper out in BJPolS 📣

🎯 New paper alert! It includes the main theoretical & empirical contribution of my dissertation: disentangling targeting and tailoring in political social media advertising. Really happy @meinungsfuehrer.bsky.social and I found such a great home for it 🏠 Open Access 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1369... 1/4

🚨 Stellenausschreibung 🚨 Promotionsstelle zu Parteien in ländlich-peripheren Räumen (4 Jahre, 75 %) Das Projekt verbindet qualitative Interviews, die Analyse lokaler Parteistrukturen und Inhaltsanalysen von Wahlprogrammen. 🗓️ Bewerbungsschluss: 31.05.2026 www.uni-greifswald.de/universitaet...

🚨Stellenausschreibung🚨 Postdoc-Stelle im Bereich „Politisches System Deutschlands und der EU“ (100%, 3 Jahre), Uni Oldenburg Bewerbungsfrist: 9.6.2026 Bei Fragen gerne per E-Mail bei mir melden. Gerne teilen! 🙂 uol.de/job/wissensc...

My first paper is out! Co-authored with @falkscheidig.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...

Let's meet in Paris to talk about the role of social groups for political representation! 🥖🍷🇨🇵

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 Postdoc in Comparative Politics/Public Opinion/IR (3 yrs) @unigreifswald.bsky.social Work on democratic resilience in times of crisis using cross-national survey data. flexible start (earliest possible) deadline: 31 May 2026 🔗 www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

🚨CfA🚨 We're looking for a postdoc joining us in summer in Berlin. 3-year position @hertieschool.bsky.social @hertiedatascience.bsky.social. Pursue your own research agenda in data science for public policy - ML/AI, causal inference, computational methods. Questions? Don't hesitate to reach out!

Upcoming Guest Talk! 🎤 We are happy to announce that @jwaeckerle.bsky.social will be holding a talk about the interplay of power and femininity in politics on 4th of May. Not in Vienna? Feel free to join online! Find all details here: staatswissenschaft.univie.ac.at/news-detaila...

"Kann sich die Sozialdemokratie noch retten?" 🥀 fragt @markuswagner.bsky.social im Kommentar der Anderen im @derstandard.bsky.social Neben den Gründen für den Wählerverlust der Sozialdemokraten zeigt Prof. Wagner außerdem mögliche Wege aus der Krise auf: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Do apply to this six-year research and teaching position! Apart from teaching two classes a term, you should have ample time to focus on your research goals as part of an international department in a great (and affordable) city.

🚨 Job Alert 🚨 We have an opening for a 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 @stawi-univie.bsky.social starting Aug/Sep 2026! Focus: political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy, political behavior, or related fields 📅Apply by 29 April 2026 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

🌀 💡 Who the media calls an “election winner” matters 🗳️ @kgattermann.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social & Katharina Wurzer show that coverage favors parties with more extreme socio‑cultural positions — shaping who voters see as legitimate winners. 📺

🌀 📊 How powerful are polls in influencing election outcomes? 🗳️ @krausewe.bsky.social & @christinagahn.bsky.social examine how election polls can shape voter behaviour, from bandwagon effects to strategic voting, and why their influence is more complex than it first appears 🤔

Very happy to share that our paper "Political socialization and immigrants' support for progressive politics: the case of green parties" with @antvalentim.bsky.social is now published in @psrm.bsky.social! Link to paper: doi.org/10.1017/psrm... Short summary in 🧵below: (1/5)

Professur für "Quantitative Methoden der digitalen Kommunikationsforschung" ausgeschrieben an der @unisalzburg.bsky.social Bewerbungfrist: 01.04.; Beginn: 01.10.

In einem schmucklosen Konferenzraum am Ballhausplatz wird Woche für Woche das Überleben der Koalition organisiert – zwischen Machtansprüchen, Egos und Ideologien: @juergenklatzer.bsky.social​ und @matthiaswinterer.bsky.social​ werfen einen Blick durch den Türspalt ↓

Don't forget to apply until the end of the week! 🚨

📢 We are hiring! Our Institute of Politics & Social Policy is looking for a Senior Lecturer (Ph.D.) 🕒 30h/week | 5-year position 📍 Linz, Austria 📅 Start: May 4, 2026 📝 Deadline: March 18, 2026 Full details: karriere.jku.at/hcm/jobexcha...

📚 2 PhD positions in International Relations at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social! The positions are linked to my ERC-project about local change and public support for protectionism #academicsky #polisky Deadline April 10, 2026, apply here! 👇 su.varbi.com/en/what:job/... - su.varbi.com/what:job/job...

Now in print (and open access): What happens when voters learn their party disagrees with them? I ran a pre-registered experiment with a representative sample of ~3,000 German voters to find out. link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧵

📣 Reminder: Doctoral Recruitment Call 2026 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬 Deadline: 📅2 March 2026, 14:00 CET The University of Vienna invites applications for at least 40 fully funded, 4-year doctoral positions in the #SocialSciences, #humanities and cultural studies. #AcademicSky #univie Find all information here: ⤵️

We‘re very excited for the next edition of the Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Mannheim! ✨ Join us and apply until 1 March! More info in @melinscribe.bsky.social‘s thread below and here: summerschoolwpm.org Application form: sosci.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/wpm/

We are looking for a postdoc!

🚨 Job Alert! We are looking for a Senior Scientist (40h/week) to develop, establish, and organize the research network “Democracy and Human Rights”. Start: March 1, 2026 Application deadline: February 2, 2026 Find out more👇 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Senior-S...

⏳ 5 days left to apply! 4-year PhD position @stawi-univie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at in a collegial & supportive department. Focus: representation, party competition, political behavior, political institutions, political economy, or related. Deadline: 28 Jan 26 jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...